family

poetry by Samira

You built

This whole beautiful world For us to live in Play in Grow in And now We see As you fight for it How capacious And stunning The world you gave us Could possibly be Thank you Babajoon But we hope you know In all this splendor And beauty You are the most precious Gift of […]

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Sneakers in a plastic bag

Today I opened Instagram Saw explosions first Scrolling by Afraid My family is beneath the rubble On the other side Of that bomb I can’t look Because  What I find Will prove Once and for all The fear I always had That in leaving that land In search of freedom Without realizing In our assimilation […]

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North Star

She was A guiding light An ocean apart Yet hearts linked She built in all of us Brick by brick Her joy Her courage Her confidence Her smile She was our north star Her light Her laughter Her song Her spirit  Guiding us Holding us Remembering us When they say shirezan  Lioness They mean you […]

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Seen

He came to my office Sat in my chair Told me he loved me He was proud to be there My Dad is my hero One of the best So I’ll keep that memory Tied tight to my chest

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I google your name

I google your name When I miss you So lost For contact You’re so alive In the still frames The profiles Of hope Promise and future I google your name When I miss you Like I’ll stumble on news That the goodbye was a mistake That you’ll be back next week You’re so alive In […]

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Unruly, messy love

Don’t get it twisted I yell it, because I mean it Your job is not to change To mold To morph Your job is to love Love because of Love in spite of Love even though You don’t understand You can’t stand A future different from the one You were promised By your mind’s eye […]

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Face cream

My mom mixed me this fancy lotion She took all her face creams Her favorite ones Mixed them all up In a fancy jar And gave them to me That was two years ago I use it sparingly So it lasts forever Like I hope she lasts forever Because I cannot bear to think of […]

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Ride

I cried at the end of the bike ride As the virtual instructor yelled at me to push “Rise up!” He said “Let your heart lift out of your chest! And rise up, let your heart carry you!” I pushed Pedaling hard All of the months and years Rattling in my head As it battled […]

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Walk

Walk closer to me So I can see your face Speak closer to me So I can hear your voice Be honest with me So I can feel your spirit Where did you go On the night all was lost Where did you hide When we all held vigil and cried Where have you gone […]

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